Strand's Summer of Color

Come soak up the sun at Strand’s Times Square Kiosk with free and fun coloring sessions! Each Friday afternoon in July, join us to show off your creative streak with coloring sheets designed by local NYC and Brooklyn artists and designers.

Guest Artists

July

07

Strand Book Store

2pm - 4pm

The team behind Strand Book Store’s iconic tote bags, apparel and merchandise has created a few one-of-a-kind coloring sheets for you to enjoy!

43rd bet. Broadway & 7th Ave. Manhattan, NY

July

21

Ash+ Chess

12pm - 2pm

Ash + Chess is a new social stationery brand created by Ashley Molesso and Chessie Needham. They met on the internet and now they’re following their dreams of providing people with what they want - cute things that will make their hearts happy! Ashley and Chessie live happily in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. When they are not making cute cards and art for the world, Ashley works as a freelance textile and graphic designer and Chessie works as a high school teacher. Follow them at @ashandchess, check out #ashandchess for more!

43rd bet. Broadway & 7th Ave. Manhattan, NY

July

28

Obvious State

12pm - 2pm

Obvious State, a New York City-based design studio co-founded by Evan and Nichole Robertson, will provide artwork for word lovers. They’ll also be joining us at the kiosk to showcase some of their imaginative products. Follow them on Instagram and Twitter @obviousstate.

43rd bet. Broadway & 7th Ave. Manhattan, NY

Aug

4

Violet Clair Design & Illustration Studio

12pm - 2pm

Samantha Rothenberg is the founder of Violet Clair Design & Illustration Studio. Before turning to a full-time career in illustration, she worked in fine art for several years producing events such as The Winter Antiques Show, The American Art Fair, and New York Botanical Garden's Garden, Sculpture, & Antiques Fair. She holds a master's degree in Fine and Decorative Art, and has published groundbreaking research on the topic of 19th-Century Lithography. In May 2015, she launched the Violet Clair stationery line which is sold in stores nationwide. See more at violetclair.com and follow her @violetclair on Instagram and @violet_clair on Twitter.

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The Times Square Alliance works to improve and promote Times Square – cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century. The Alliance keeps the neighborhood clean and safe, promotes local businesses, manages area improvements, produces major events with partners (including New Year’s Eve, Taste of Times Square, and Solstice in Times Square: Mind Over Madness Yoga) and manages Times Square Arts, a public art program that collaborates with contemporary artists to experiment and engage with one of the world’s most iconic urban spaces.